Russia

GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs — 87 MW Hydroelectric

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GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a 87 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
87 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
44.60, 42.23

Coordinates

Insights

#358
largest in %s
#2,487
largest %s worldwide
#10,859
largest worldwide
1960
%d yrs older than avg
53
operated by %s
16
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
87 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
44.601, 42.232

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,316 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
585,308 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,591
cars / year
976
homes / year
332,561
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is an 87 MW hydroelectric power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro”.

Ranked #50 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. This plant’s 87 MW represents 0.18% of Russia’s total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making GES-3 69 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Nevinnomysskya (1530.2 MW, Gas), Nevinnomysskaya GRES (1530.2 MW, Gas), and HPP-2 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs (184 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Krasnodar Krai, approximately 150 km northeast of Krasnodar.

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